Re: Minor, but irritating

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:<40568579$0$3955$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message
> news:40568509$0$3957$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> > I'd log a documentation bug, but I (probably) can't.
> >
> > Page 2-8 of the 10g Database Administrator's Guide.
> >
> > Apparently, the default name for the PFILE on Unix systems is
> > "init$ORACLE_HOME.ora". I rather thought it had something to do with
> > ORACLE_SID.
> >
> > For Windows systems, apparently the default location is
> > ORACLE_BASE\admin\SID\pfile. I know that's where dbca likes to tuck things
> > away, but I thought the *real* default was still ORACLE_HOME\database. Of
> > course, with no Windows version of 10g to hand, I can't check whether
> > they've really changed the default or not.
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
>
> Incidentally, is it very sensible in a reference guide to have a sample
> init.ora on the same page which shows three multiplexed control files all
> being created on exactly the same mount point and in exactly the same
> directories?
>
> HJR
Howard,

I believe that they are implying that the control files are stored in the SAME directory and mount point.

Paul

sorry, couldn't resist. Received on Tue Mar 16 2004 - 09:02:05 CST